U. Of I. Plans Salute To A Retiring Giant

April 05, 1990

Now`s the time to make plans to attend a major tribute to William Warfield, the great singer who is retiring from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. In Warfield`s honor, the university is presenting a series of lectures and concerts titled ``Contributions of Blacks to the Performing Arts: A Symposium in Honor of William C. Warfield,`` April 29 through May 1. The climax will be a concert at 8 p.m. May 1 in the university`s Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, at which Warfield will appear. Call 217-333-6280.

SOURCE: Howard Reich.

``The Case Against Garbage,`` airing at 2 p.m. Thursday on WTTW-Ch. 11, is an eye-opening journey into one of the city`s most misunderstood and important enterprises-recycling. Solid-waste disposal is the fastest growing item in the city`s budget: $52 million last year. But while the city burned or buried 93 percent of that trash, the program tell us that more than 80 percent of everything we threw away could have been recycled. The show examines the ways in which recycling is being successfully accomplished and examines public reluctance to deal forthrightly with the garbage problems. Produced and written by Len Aronson, the generally enlightening hour makes a persuasive case that recycling is crucial to the city`s health.

SOURCE: Rick Kogan.

The Vulgar Boatmen make their second Chicago area appearance in six weeks Friday and Saturday at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave. A quartet based in Indiana, the Boatmen play in a propulsive, trance-inducing style, sort of like the Velvet Underground with a small-town, Midwestern accent. This isn`t a show for the impatient, because the Boatmen`s melodies and softspoken vocals sometimes take a while to kick in. Then the gently insinuating melodic hooks, the subtle shifts in rhythmic accent and the twisting guitar interplay leave you spellbound.